In recent years, the government has changed all the dirt roads in the town into asphalt or cement roads, which not only allow vehicles to pass through freely, but also bring convenience to pedestrians. I will use some time every year, in addition to visiting the scenic areas around the small town, usually, a free time, on a bicycle along those roads to casually roam, through the exercise, but also can enjoy the scenery along the way. Xiushui Scenic Area, Ten Mile Embankment, Sisters Bridge, Street Garden, and Welcome Plaza are all places I often visit. When there is plenty of time, I can walk farther, time is rushed to walk closer, sometimes alone, sometimes about one or two companions to walk together. Each excursion is free to choose the walking route, no matter which route, the road encountered beautiful scenery will stop to watch, those landscapes, although admired countless times, but still appreciate enough to make me forget, because the road scenery is with the change of the seasons and the different. Spring, bright spring, grass and trees budding; summer, willow, flowers; fall, the earth paved gold, opulent; winter, silver, ice and jade. I love to travel in the spring, summer and autumn seasons, the number of trips in winter is reduced accordingly, because of the cold weather, cycling in the wind and snow will be very difficult to walk, this season in our northern cities, it is not suitable for cycling tour.
Ten miles of dyke
From the southern end of the dyke to the north slowly walking, all the way to the view, breathing fresh air, the heart rose a burst of nameless excitement. This dike was built on the Yalu River, and the bridge over the river was completed in 1999, the project is relatively large. Back then, a relentless flood will be the original wooden bridge washed away, the river over the embankment, washed away the crops on the west bank of the river and a number of houses, the people suffered serious losses. After the flood, the government will be the original embankment re-construction, both sides with large stone inlays, the surface is also covered with wire mesh, concrete pavement, very strong. The newly built embankment is both tall and wide, and it is very comfortable to bike around on it. According to experts, the life of the dike is more than 50 years. With this kind of dike guarding, in case of another flood, people in small towns can rest easy.
With the footsteps forward, the scene in front of us is changing like a movie screen. The small elm trees on both sides of the dyke, just a few years old, have grown taller, and their thin branches are full of life, so they are warmly welcoming my arrival. Standing on the embankment and looking around, there is a boundless sea of green in the river loop under the embankment. It is a world of grass, trees and birds. There are many kinds of trees, the most poplar, elm, willow, and some santalum, thick seasonal seeds and other miscellaneous trees. Poplar tree is tall, snow-white poles crowded one by one, thick green branches and leaves cover the sky, with the swaying posture of the leaves issued by Sydney Sydney, swish, swish, swish, swish, pleasant ringing sound, like in the music of the Holy Scripture. And the period of the elm tree and poplar tree shoulder to shoulder high, but the branches and trunks are bent, disjointed, covered with strips of texture, century-old elm is more like the vicissitudes of life of the old man, which a plant that a plant to stand on the river bank. Willow tree branches hanging in a mass of green leaves of plants, during the hidden countless small red fruits, like an enlarged ball of color, at first I really doubt that the willow flowers, look carefully, it turned out to be holly, this plant is evergreen, there is a bird called holly, specializing in pecking holly berries. Occasionally, you can also see the nests on the high branches, the hard work of the birds and amazing creativity that I admire. They take twigs, leaves, feathers and reeds in bite-sized pieces and build them up little by little to create those beautiful and cozy houses, most of which resemble baskets, and the ovoid ones resemble coconuts. In the forest, flocks of birds chirped and flew up and down the branches, most of which I could not name. Meadow wandering cattle and sheep, from time to time came moo ...... baa ...... call, nowadays, people and life is getting better and better, livestock eat and drink enough, go to the grass to enjoy the blessing of the clear, with the song to show that their heart's joy. Dry rainy season, the Yalu River water from the mainstream part of the river and divided into a number of tributaries, seven * eight *, curved, the sunlight is silver, like a huge ink painting, but also like a fairy from the air thrown down the silk scarf. A little farther from the river bank, the beach is scattered with a piece of creek, ducks and geese in it happily playing in the water, catching and eating small fish and frogs. Standing on the embankment looking west, the distant mountains undulating, soft lines, forming a semicircle, the small town closely embraced. Along the roots of the mountains are scattered with village houses, smoke curls up and clouds linger. In front of the village square farmland yellow and green, rows of cream-colored vegetable greenhouses neat and orderly. Heh! What an idyllic scene. The foot of this embankment is said to be ten miles, look at the road signs show that the full length **** as much as twenty miles, it is majestic as a dragon lying on the banks of the Yalu River, next to the Yalu River to become a bright landscape.
Unconsciously traveling to the end of the dike, came to a lake, through the gaps in the trees, vaguely visible a large red bridge shadow, feet into the bridge, hand touching the curved moon like the bridge railing, and look down on the bridge under the bright as a mirror of the lake, as if to the fairyland in general. The bridge is chic, bright red bridge body lying on the blue water, such as the sky flying a rainbow, so this bridge is called "Rainbow Bridge". Here is the Xiushui Scenic Area, look up and look out, the hill looms orange-colored pavilion, in the green bushes, very eye-catching, that is looking at the view pavilion, people stand in the pavilion on the south, the whole small town in full view, curved river is a piece of oasis, the city outside the city high-rise buildings, highway cars on the busy, a trip to the distant railroad tracks train to the north and south, in front of the landscape is breathtaking. Due to the steepness of the mountain, it is very difficult to ride a bicycle up the mountain, so stop here. I turned around and went back along a road next to the embankment. On both sides of the road, the trees that can be high in the sky stretched out their long arms to bid us farewell, and also set up an arched pergola for the tourists, so I felt very comfortable walking in the middle of the road. In front of the roadway trees, there are many string of poplar last year by the tornado cut off the waist, high stumps this year and new green. But it also creates a different kind of scenery. The new branches are neat and well-proportioned, and the tender oval leaves are densely packed, forming a large bonsai. You can also imagine their posture, some like a peacock open screen, some like a squirrel wings and tails, some like a model headdress. Unconsciously, we came to a large fish pond where many people were putting out poles for fishing. The bank of a few stone tables surrounded by people, some playing mahjong, some play poker, there are gossip ...... these retirees have nothing to do to get together to enjoy the good life. This is a concrete road through the center of the city, line in this road to pass a street garden and square, square to green as a background, pairs of butterflies, bees in the flowers dance. During the embellishment, flower pools, lawn side, many visitors in a leisurely walk, some end of the camera and friends to take a picture, so that this wonderful moment to become an eternal memory. A corner of the square is full of people, that is the middle-aged and elderly people in the exercise with the help of sports equipment.
South exit
Following the asphalt road through the city, you'll find yourself in a busy part of the market. The street is lined with high-rise buildings, stores, cars and people, and the market is booming. The scenery on both sides of the road is even more beautiful, willow graceful, the flower bed in the middle of the road, elm flowers are in full bloom, pink flowers in clusters, a cluster of delicate, such as hibiscus out of the water. Gardens and roadsides are full of flowers, giving the impression that I have been surrounded by flowers. Come to the southern outskirts of the town, on both sides of the highway, rows of brick houses are the new homes of suburban farmers. Fruit trees, green grass and flowers are planted in front of and behind the house, and outside the courtyard, a large area of crops are promising, a glimpse of the sunflower will not be able to see the edge of the earth dyed gold, corn field, more than one person on the culm has been hung on the three, two cobs. Not far from the south of the intersection, far from the center of the road to see a huge red Chinese knot hanging in the air, very eye-catching. On both sides there are many roots of thick silver carved with flowers